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  • Scottish Energy Minister Confirms Proposed Higher Support for Offshore Wind

    13 September 2012
    Authorities

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing today confirmed levels of support for renewables in Scotland for the next four years – including the retention of current rates for hydro, reductions in support for onshore wind and biomass, and a proposal for higher support for offshore wind. Announcing the proposals in a statement to Parliament, Mr Ewing said […]

  • Ørsted Wins 1.1GW New Jersey Offshore Wind Solicitation

    24 June 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has selected the Ocean Wind project proposed by Ørsted with support from Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) to negotiate a 20-year offshore wind renewable energy credit (OREC) for an offshore wind farm with a capacity of 1,100MW. Located off the coast of Atlantic City, Ocean Wind will […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Unveils Major Expansion Plans in Taiwan

    15 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Siemens Gamesa plans to expand its nacelle assembly facility in Taichung to form a regional offshore wind nacelle industrial hub together with Taiwan-based suppliers. The first project to be supported by the broader manufacturing plant will be the 300 MW Hai Long 2 project, the turbine manufacturer said. The expansion is subject to certain conditions […]

  • EWEA: Rising Energy Dependency Endangers Europe’s Economy (Belgium)

    27 May 2013
    Authorities

    The issue of energy may have been overshadowed by that of tax at yesterday’s EU summit of Heads of State in Brussels, but its growing importance and impact on Europe’s economy is one that cannot be ignored. Written by Zoë Casey, EWEA (Additional reporting by Chris Rose) As the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, Europeans […]

  • Denmark: Ribbon Cut at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    4 September 2013

    The Anholt offshore wind power plant was officially inaugurated today. For Denmark’s largest wind power project, Siemens supplied, installed, and commissioned 111 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3.6 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 120 meters. The owners of the wind project are the Danish utility company DONG Energy (50 percent) as […]

  • Corrosion and fouling prevention

    21 June 2013

    Corrosion to many people is the mysterious manifestation that those in the maritime industry all have to deal with at some point or other. It is often misunderstood and because it appears at first sight – in theory at least – a somewhat simple to explain electro-chemical action its understanding and methods of dealing with […]

  • Ready for take off: Helicopters in the offshore wind industry

    26 August 2012

    At first sight perhaps conventional shipping would appear to be the most obvious means of getting out to and supporting wind farm installations. A helicopter being employed on such slim structures as wind turbines with long blades does not seem to be the most obvious candidate. But nevertheless an industry has grown up that is […]

  • Offshore Wind in UK – Roadmap Required

    26 October 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The following article is a guest post by Maren Strandevold, an energy lawyer and an associate at the international commercial law firm Haynes and Boone. In response to the recent offshore wind announcement by the UK’s Prime Minister, Maren Strandevold discusses the need for adequate funding allocated in the correct areas, a streamlined regulatory regime, and […]

  • Germany’s First Offshore Trade Fair and Conference: WINDFORCE 2012

    6 December 2011

    The German WINDFORCE 2012 – Offshore Conference & International Trade Fair will take place for the first time in Bremen in coming June. Messe Bremen will be the focus of the offshore sector from June 26 – 29, 2012. Bremen, Bremerhaven and the Northwest Region together form the competence center as far as offshore wind […]

  • Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm to Feature UK Steel

    22 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Steel manufactured in Wales and processed in Corby and Hartlepool is set to play a role in the foundations that will support the world’s largest offshore wind farm – the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank. Sif and Smulders were awarded contracts to provide the monopiles and transition pieces for the first two phases of Dogger Bank […]

  • USA: Morrissey to Head New Bedford Wind Energy Center

    2 October 2013

    Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that he has asked long-time Economic Development Council Executive Director Matt Morrissey to lead the City’s effort over the coming year to develop the offshore wind energy industry and launch the New Bedford Wind Energy Center, a new public-private partnership established earlier this year within the New Bedford Economic Development Council […]

  • Interior Initiates Process to Offer First Commercial Wind Lease off Delaware Coast (USA)

    25 March 2011
    Authorities

    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Michael R. Bromwich today announced that the Department is initiating the process to offer the first commercial wind lease under the “Smart from the Start” Atlantic Offshore Wind program, off the coast of Delaware. The decision […]

  • ABB DRIVE TRAIN: Test and R&D centre in Helsinki

    21 October 2015

    The Grid Code defines the working conditions for the operators of the grid administrators and the distributer or end user concerning the operation of, and the connection to, the grid, how the grid is functioning, and connections to other grids. They are the rules to which generating plants have to conform in order that their product, the electricity generated […]

  • IN DEPTH TECHTALK: Floating wind-powered water injection

    25 November 2016

    DNV GL-led WIN WIN joint industry project (JIP) results indicate that, especially for marginal oil & gas fields supplying production to a major field, floating wind-powered water injection is technically feasible in general. This specific application is claimed to offer an excellent business case too. A major contributing factor favouring the positive overall outcomes is […]

  • Prysmian Completes Neart na Gaoithe Cabling Job Offshore Scotland

    5 April 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian has concluded the installation of submarine and land power cables to connect the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to the Scottish mainland power grid. The offshore wind project is now in the testing and commissioning phase and the system is scheduled to go live during 2024. Prysmian designed, supplied, and […]

  • Highlights of the Month: May 2016

    2 June 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Shell Setting Up ‘New Energies’ Unit. Oil & Gas Companies to Cause Clash of Giants in Offshore Wind? Shell has created a new division called New Energies, through which the oil and gas giant will invest in wind energy, along with its hydrogen, biofuels and electrical activities, according to The Guardian. Even though Shell has […]

  • IHC EB to Launch Inter Array Trenching Spread at Renewableuk 2010

    3 November 2010

    As the number of offshore wind turbines increases, so too does the need for cost-effective and efficient installation solutions. IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), part of the IHC Merwede group, has risen to the challenge and developed a self-propelled trenching solution for the inter array power cables used to connect turbines on offshore wind farms. […]

  • GMS Rejects Takeover Offer from Seafox

    4 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has turned down a USD 32 million takeover offer from Seafox International saying that the offer ”fundamentally undervalues GMS”. As reported earlier, Seafox submitted an unsolicited and non-binding possible cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of GMS by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seafox, […]

  • Saipem and Subsea7 Unveil Merger Plan

    24 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the possible merger with global energy player Subsea7. The two players reached an agreement in principle on the key terms of a possible merger, which is expected to result in the creation of a global market leader in the […]

  • FLIDAR Completes its Trials in North Sea (Belgium)

    23 November 2011

    A full-size prototype of the floating LIDAR offshore resource assessment system, known as FLIDAR™, has been successfully tested 15km off the Belgian coast. It has been located next to a stationary LIDAR (WINDCUBE®v2 LIDAR from Leosphere) on a fixed communication mast for the month of October, in order to test survivability and validate the accuracy […]

  • USA: GE, Sandia National Lab Discover Pathway to Quieter, More Productive Wind Turbines

    15 August 2013
    R&D, Technology

    GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company (GE), today announced research that could significantly impact the design of future wind turbine blades. Utilizing the power of high-performance computing (HPC) to perform complex calculations, GE engineers have overcome previous design constraints, allowing them to begin exploring ways to design reengineered wind […]

  • TenneT and 50Hertz Form North Sea Offshore Wind Pact

    17 January 2022
    Grid Connection

    Transmission system operators 50Hertz and TenneT are planning to jointly transport 4 GW of wind power from the North Sea into the German power grid. The two companies have signed a cooperation agreement to realise a multi-terminal hub in the area of Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, and an extra-high voltage direct current link (HVDC) to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The […]

  • Siemens Acquires Majority Stake in Marine Current Turbines (UK)

    17 February 2012

    Siemens has acquired the majority stake in Marine Current Turbines Ltd., the UK company based in Bristol, which develops and builds tidal power systems. “The acquisition of Marine Current Turbines is an important step forward for the Solar & Hydro Division,” said Ted Scheidegger, CEO of the Solar & Hydro Division of Siemens Energy. “We […]

  • New US Offshore Wind Guidance Document Approved, Said to Speed Up Development

    14 October 2022
    Industry

    The US offshore wind sector has gotten its new official guidance that can be used in the regulatory approval process. The document contains best practices and is said to help accelerate development of the offshore wind industry, shorten regulatory timelines, and increase worker safety. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Board of Standards Review approved […]

  • Global Wind Capacity Increases by 22% in 2010 – Asia Leads Growth

    2 February 2011

    Global wind power installations increased by 35.8 GW in 2010, according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council today. This brings total installed wind energy capacity up to 194.4 GW, a 22.5% increase on the 158.7 GW installed at the end of 2009. The new capacity added in 2010 represents investments worth EUR […]

  • China’s Offshore Wind to Pick Up the Pace

    25 June 2014

    Following the announcement by the Chinese government on feed-in tariff for offshore wind earlier this month, Fliss Jones wrote an article about it. Jones is a part of DNV GL, company which became one of the leading global providers of services for managing risk after a merger in September 2013. China’s offshore wind tariffs announced last week […]